One of the two most widely grown fresh-market pineapples in Brazil. Origin: ancient cultivar of obscure origin. Tree: vigorous; medium; leaves dark green, erect and spiny; erect basal slips surround the fruit in some strains; tolerant to drought; resistant to phytophthora rots, mealybug wilt, and nematodes; highly susceptible to fusariosis. Fruit: green with a little yellow in the center of mature fruitlets; 0.9-1.6 kg; ovoid when small to markedly conical when large; flesh soft, white and juicy, with exquisite aroma; SS 13-16%; 30-34 mg/100 mL ascorbic acid in juice; flowers and ripens acropetally with strong maturity gradient; small, erect (flame-like) crown.
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